The politics in Butler, NJ are heavily influenced by its citizens. Local elections are always competitive as the candidates focus on issues that matter to residents, such as taxes, education, and infrastructure. During elections, candidates work hard to engage with voters and present their ideas for improving the community. Voter turnout is typically high because people want to ensure their voices are heard and they can help shape the future of their town. In addition to local races, Butler is also part of Morris County which has a long history of political involvement and activity. This is an important factor in shaping the politics of Butler.
The political climate in Butler, NJ is leaning liberal.
Morris County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Morris County, NJ 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morris county flipped Democratic, 51.1% to 46.9%.
Morris county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler, NJ is leaning liberal.
Morris County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Butler, New Jersey: R R r R r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Butler, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,020 contributions totaling $608,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $597 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $81,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)